"' And keep your eye out, Mrs. Peters, for anything that might be of use. No telling; you women might come upon a clue to the motive-- and that's the thing we need.' Mr. Hale rubbed his face after the fashion of a showman getting ready for a pleasantry. 'But would the women know a clue if they did come upon it?'" (Glaspell). 5. The male characters in this scene feel like the women would be unable to pick out a clue, even if they were to find one. They are very open about this general negative connotation towards the women in this scene. Showed by county attorney saying " No telling; you women might come upon a clue..." He is expressing how he, nor Mr. Hale believe that the women would even be capable of finding a clue. This negative aspect of the women is also shown by Mr. Hale saying, "But would the women know a clue if they did come upon it?" Here he is stating that even if they did find a clue they would be too stupid to realize that it was a clue. This is all very important because it helps express Glaspell's main theme that you should never underestimate women. The men in this story don't think the women are going to be able to find anything at all that would tie Minnie to the murder of her husband. They figure they are going to easily find some proof, while the women sit downstairs and do something trivial and silly. Glaspell proves her point that women shouldn't be underestimated by having the women find all the clues to the murder, and hiding them from the men. While the men have nothing to show for their search.